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The author considers an optimal control problem for systems of the form \[ y'(t)=Ay(t)+f(t,y(t),u(t)),\;y(0)=\zeta \] and a cost functional \[ y_0(T,u)=\int_0^T f_0(\tau,y(\tau),u(\tau))d\tau \] (\(A\) is the infinitesimal generator of a strongly continuous semigroup \(S(\cdot)\) in a Banach space \(E\), \(u\) belongs to some control set \(U\)). The control set \(U\) is not necessarily bounded. A Pontryagin's minimum principle is proved. Several applications are given, showing the interest in considering unbounded control sets. In particular, when \(U=E\) the minimum principle guarantees that the multiplier of the cost functional is nonzero (optimality conditions are in qualified form). Related results may be found in [\textit{H. O. Fattorini} and \textit{S. S. Sritharan}, Proc. R. Soc. Edinb., Sect. A 124, No. 2, 211-251 (1994; Zbl 0800.49047)] and in [\textit{J. P. Raymond} and \textit{H. Zidani}, SIAM J. Control and Optimization 36, No. 6, 1853-1879 (1998)].